Smart grid cyber security for Europe

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5211-5218

  Pearson, Ivan L G ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cyber security; Energy security; European policy

Indexed keywords

CYBER SECURITY; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; EUROPEAN MARKETS; EUROPEAN POLICY; EUROPEAN PROGRAM; EUROPEAN UNION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL SECURITY; POLICY OBJECTIVES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTIONS; SMART GRID; UTILITY COMPANIES; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

ENERGY POLICY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; POWER QUALITY; SMART POWER GRIDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SECURITY OF DATA;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; VULNERABILITY;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960745153     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.05.043     Document Type: Article

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